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Editorials

Congress must help local, state government soon

Debate over a new coronavirus relief package continues in Congress and at the White House. Disagreements are both legitimate and political, but one thing ought to be obvious to all involved: Millions of Americans will be in very real financial trouble if a deal is not achieved ...

Let’s be careful

We love to travel and get together with friends — especially in summer. After six months of winter hibernation when we hardly see our neighbors, the warm summer sun compels us to get out, get about and socialize. But right now, sadly, is a time when it’s usually best to resist that ...

Straw Poll results, July 20-27

This week’s Straw Poll: Should bars be required to serve meals? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

One size fits none

Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn’t want to give up his emergency powers. An executive action last week suggests maybe he should. The governor took steps to limit bars and restaurants as coronavirus cases climbed in some parts of New York. Those increases haven’t come with as significant an ...

Public shouldn’t be exiled on Main Street

We are disappointed in the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees for not holding a hearing or seeking any other kind of input from the public at large before voting to solicit construction bids for a huge overhaul of Main Street downtown. The $8 million price tag, mostly paid by state ...

New reporter comes here from LA

You may have noticed a new reporter’s byline here at the Enterprise. Amy Scattergood has taken over the Saranac Lake beat and will also cover arts and entertainment, especially once we bring back the Weekender section from its coronavirus hiatus. She moved here for Los Angeles, where she ...